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A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation acquired the … becoming sole occupants from 1860 until they moved to Park Street in the early 1870s. 63 The house was enlarged and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and burial ground were reconsecrated in 1336 the bishop's licence was granted not to the rector but to the vill. 36 … in an agreement with Bladon parishioners over Woodstock's responsibility for repairs to Bladon church and churchyard, … trustees of the freehold. 52 The site, a house at the park gate with an attached close on the south, had been …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … to the original building plots. 94 Quitrents rose from 36 s. 5 d. in 1230 to 43 s. in the 1260s, c. 45 s. in 1279, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century surnames 67 … owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … twentieth, c. 43 contributors paid a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market …
A History of the County of Oxford
… master, who was to be a good preacher. 88 In 1587 Cornwell's relict Mary Dolman gave money to trustees to buy property … to the trustees in 1598 in final settlement of Cornwell's gift. 91 A sum of £50 given earlier by the Dolmans directly … probably lodged in one of Gregory's large houses in Park Street. 21 William Mavor combined his mastership with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund … in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives probably included a desire for rents and tolls as …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … Woodstock, whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King … other by Alderman George Whitton, comptroller of Woodstock park and lord of Hensington manor. 20 Whitton's father, Owen, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… on the river Glyme close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New … early 18th century by a royal residence, called the king's houses or Woodstock Manor. 4 By the 12th century it was … below. Principal maps used for this article were O.S. Maps 1/2,500, Oxon. XXVI. 8 (1876 and later edns.); ibid. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … member, 90 and the rejection by parliament of the freemen's choice when there was a double return in 1640 may not have … 16th and 17th centuries stewards of the royal manor and park strongly influenced the borough's representation. In the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the Oxford Baptist, held a meeting in Thomas Boulton's house opposite the Marlborough Arms in Oxford Street, … were maintained chiefly by student pastors from Regent's Park College, Oxford. The church comprised 21 members in …